Open Call oc-2024-1 Initial Analysis
Last week we closed our Open Call (oc-2024-1) for new COST Action proposals. Interim analysis shows:
Highest number of proposals ever submitted to a COST Open Call: a 62% increase when compare to oc-2023-1.
Over 35,000 main and secondary proposers involved.
41 COST Member Countries submitted to this collection as a main proposer. Italy, the United Kingdom, Spain, and Germany have the highest number of main proposers.
Strong gender balance: largest ever number of women main proposers. 48% Women - 52% Men
Very interdisciplinary with 53% of proposals having two or more main fields of science.
| OECD Science field |
oc-2024-1 |
(oc-2023-1) |
(oc-2022-1) |
(oc-2021-1) |
| Natural sciences |
24% |
24% |
22% |
24% |
| Engineering and technology |
17% |
17% |
17% |
20% |
| Medical and health sciences |
17% |
17% |
17% |
17% |
| Agricultural sciences |
6% |
5% |
8% |
7% |
| Social sciences |
29% |
28% |
26% |
22% |
| Humanities |
8% |
9% |
10% |
10% |
Next steps
The proposals will now undergo evaluation and 60 new Actions will be approved in May 2025.
For those interested in applying for future network funding our next call opens in November 2024 (deadline October 2025) so watch this space for more information. Save the date for the general COST Info Day on 18 February 2025.
More information: check the COST Website: www.cost.eu